Remanufactured HP 45 and HP 78 Dual Pack Ink

Colour Kick

Colour Kick specialise in printer related consumable products, in particular remanufactured toner and ink cartridges which offer a cheap alternative to the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) option and that are in every way as good as the originals. In fact we could argue that the remanufactured option is better than the OEM product as we are recycling non-biodegradable material that would otherwise be disposed of in land-fill sites.

We are continually increasing our product range to offer a one stop shop for your information technology requirements.

New & Remanufactured Toner Cartridges

Toner cartridges, also referred to as laser toners, are consumable elements of laser printers. They house a very fine powder, called toner powder, which is a very fine, dry mixture of plastic "dust", carbon, and black or coloured agents to produce an actual image on the paper. During printing, the toner is transferred to the paper via a drum unit, and then sealed as an image by the use of heated rollers.

There are three types of toner cartridges

These cartridges (which incidentally are the most expensive) are supplied by the manufacturer of the printer. All new printers are supplied with OEM toner cartridges, but you can switch to another type of cartridge as soon as these need replacing. In the UK it is illegal for manufacturers to invalidate warranty for not using OEM toner cartridges.

These are copies of the OEM toner cartridges. They are manufactured by independent companies and sold as a cheaper alternative even though they may vary slightly in design (because of patents) and certainly may offer a lesser page yield than OEM toner cartridges. They are definitely less expensive but arguably less reliable than OEM toner cartridges.

This is the most cost effective method of all for acquiring toner cartridges. This process strips the original part, replaces potentially worn parts and refills with toner powder. Remanufactured toner cartridges are as reliable as OEM but far less expensive. This method is favoured by environmentalists as a much more favourable option rather than discarding and replacing with new.